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The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05
THE PERENNIAL PEACH.
An Elastic Bulb Which Merits the AtteL
tion of Baseball Players.

An Elastic Bulb Which Merits the Atten.
tion of Base Ball Players.
I don't know enough about cookery
to tost piece of bread, but the close
of the summer. the height of peach
time and the unfolding of the lecture
season remind me of some peaches l
have pecked at in years gone by and
expect to peck at again this winter. 1
can not state positively that they are
the same peaches, and yet know that
they may be. There is way of put
ting up" a peach-if that is the proper
tcrm--so that it can never be put down
by mortal man. You have seen the
beggar, as have? He has boon passed
to you attea. A great big round peach.
fair to look upon; an island in little
pond of spicy juice. Well. q spoon
goes with this peach. You take the
spoon and in an off hand way strive to
make an indentation in the side of tho
peach with it. That cat won't fight,
so you strike the peach smartly,
and the spoon rebounds lightly. You
let on that was what you expected it
to do. and eat few spoonfulls OF
the Juice. with tho air of a
man who is eating peach. Some-
times desperate man will crowd the
peach up against the side of the plate
and assay to harpoon it with fork
But the peach, cased securely in its
thrice toughened toughness, like the
seven fold shield of Ajax, repels tho
torceful javelin and, disappoints the
blow. And favored indeed OF the
gods is he who strikes, II that the
elastic peach jump not with dull re.
sounding thud to kiss the floor !
have often wondered what that man-
ner of peach tasted like. but have
never been able to bite one. fearing
the critical eyes Of the company and
the weary glaces Of the ever watchfu!
hostess. And have often wondered
II tho same peach, well saved and Oft
reserved with new rations of Juice,
would not last for many years
would like to find out just how 1t is
prepared, for there would DO great
money in the discovery. An elastic
vet perfectly indestrucliblc baseball,
4 vet to be invented. .-Bnrdetfe. IN
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05
How volapuk Sounds.

Much as I have heard and read
about volapuk. the new language
which M. Schloyer hopes to make uni-
versal. never heard it talked until
last week, when. among the guests at
the hospitable table of well-known
medical man of literary tastes, there
were two guests who had actually sat
at the feet of the inventor of Volapnk,
so to speak, and started that tongue
under his personal direction. To
oblige the rest of rs, these two visitors
.-one was a Russian and the other q
cosmopolitan-engaged in conversa.
ton in Volapuk for our edification.
1would rather not write down in black
and write my impression Of what !
heard. One Of the guests suggested
that Volapuk sounded like double
Dutch spoken by q Choctaw lndian
suffering from a chronic Group. while
another suggested it was more like
Welshman trying to cough In modern
Greek; but it must not be supposed
that / indorse their evidently exagger.
ated statements. Seriously, however.
do not think that Volapuk sounded
like the universal language Of the fut.
ure, though ! must say that many OF
its words seem taken from roots COM
mon to our own and the German lan-
guage. London Figaro.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05
THE OCTROl MUSEUM
curious Devices for Defrau,ljnp Franz
Cities of Custom Duties.

curious Devices for Defraudinc Frencn
Cities Of Custom Duties.
Under the guidance of our cicerone
we began m inspection of the curiosi.
Ties about us. and remarked with rs.
tonishmcnt among them an enormous
block OF white marble which must
nave required almost superhuman
strength to move, to say nothing Of
the cost. We turned inquiringly to
our guide. who smiled and asked US
to touch the block of Carrara with our
fingers. We obeyed. and imagine our
surprise to find that the enormous
mass weighed less than a bundle Of
feathers! Its history is as follows: A
freight train arriving one day from
Italy. and carrying six such squares Of
marble. a custom-douse officer re-
marked an unusual indentation in one
OF them. and, suspeoting that some.
ting was wrong, had the bright idea
to break off Il corner with the aid Of a
hammer, when, miracle! the marble
was sheet iron and hid 25,00O francs
worth ofVenice lace!
Here in this corner is pile of logs
ready, to all appearances, for the fire.
Error. These logs are of metal, clev.
erly covered with bark, each end look.
ing as If it had been sawed of. They
were found filed with cigars.
Farther on rolls of linen; hit them
with your cane, the sharp metallic
sound will prove that they are simply
cans for alcohol. Our guide now drew
our attention to quantity of dinner
plates, four dozen in each pile. only
the upper and under twelve being in
tact, only the remaining twenty-four
having no bottom, and fitted into this
long hole zinc can for spirits.
Look at these mill-stones." said our
friend; 'they are tobacco-boxes. As
to this pumpkin--a present from an
ootroi in Normandy-it passed to and
fro every morning for three months
under the noses of the octroyens
among other vegetables when its
honest proprietor went to market. I'm.
fortunately the peasant omitted to
change his fraudulent vegetable at the
end Of the pumpkin season, and it was
discovered one day filled with cider
brandy"
As our interlocutor spoke we
stopped, much puzzled, before an or.
dinary-looking coffin, on which was
pasted railroad bulletin.
"Ahr' said our friend, suddenly.
'you notice that curious object from
Marseilles? During the cholera epi-
demic of 1884 the employees of the ad.
ministration noticed cart on which
was coffin covered with heavy pail
pass the gate every day. The men
uncovered espectfully before this VIC
tim of the terrible disease, and drew
back, holding their noses out of fear
OF. the microbes. Time passed, the
cholera also, and still the cart with
its sad burden, made its appearance
daily at the same hour This regular.
ity aroused suspicion at last, and, the
fear of contagion having flown with
the cause, one of the guards lifted the
pail and discovered, not corpse, but
a mummy composed of cigars -
Pnris F1ar0.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05
wAsHlNoToN's TEETH.
:. u,..oric Account Of the Great Patriots
MOlNrs.

u,.toric Account Of the Great Patriots
Washington dentist, according 10
.,ncal journal. has in his possession .
,f =, Of teeth which were made for
Gorge Washington, and with which
" v crushed the reluctant corn dodger
:. = the early days Of the Republic.
When a solid chunk of historic fact
rte the foregoing hits the modern
american, he ceases to regard the
Tather of his Country in the accus-
toned light Of demi-god.
So Washington had toothache, just
ute an ordinary mortal, did heP 1t is
diaicult to imagine General Wash.
,soton going to the dentists and re.
mruing with jolly expression on his
.sce because the dentist was not in.
In those days commercial teeth were
,ery expensive. None Of the journals
Il that day contained any such mod.
srn advertisements as .Misfit Teeth,
a,itable for Holiday Gifts;" "A set Of
teeth made while you wait" The
washington editor who has examined
General Washington's set Of teeth
says:
1.-THE General, finding the need Of
some teeth wherewith to perform the
duties of mastication, was too far
.way from New York to obtain an ar
tistic set at once (New York was then
the center for dental work) and be-
took him to two of his neighbors, a
blacksmith and a jsweler. who man.
sged to produce set of artificial teeth
from walrus tusk. which served His
Excellency until he went to New York,
snd there was supplied with better
set. The old set of teeth was given to
Or. John Greenwood. before men.
toned, whose son gave them to DR..
John Allen. who in turn presented
them to tho Baltimore Dental College.
The jaws are spread open and fastened
on small upright, showing plates Of
silver and other metals, which fastened
the tissues in the ivory into ono solid
piece. According to appearances, the
condition of the Generals mouth was
far from pleasant.
We feel sorry for Washington if he
had that kind Of toothache that comes
on every five minutes and lasts fifteen.
No doubt he has walked the floor all
night with an aching molar, aud felt
like trying to walk the ceiling.
Although as a politician he always
managed somehow or other to pull
through, he must have called on some
old.fashioned dentist to take the stump
for him.
Anybody who is sufficiently adj
vanced in years to remember what
manner of man the old-fashioned dem
tist was, will she'd silent tear for
poor George andhis liberated jaw. He
did not meet you at the door wrapped
in a winning smile and spotted wrap
per, and talk to you as soothingly as a
speculator in mining stocks, after the
manner Of modern dentists. Very
likely when the old-fashionod cross
roads dentist saw General Washington
coming down the road. holding On to
his jaw, he grinned like a cannibal.
We can imagine this dental gladiator
swinging to- Washington's old back
number tooth with an old-fashioned
and a sardonic grin.
Heretofore the American boy has
loved and venerated Washington, but
now he will feel sorry for him, partic-
ularly if the boy has been to dentist
and had him pry out snag in man
ner that reminded him Of driving y
into frozen ground. TEXAS
Sytings.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05
Money Made Easily.

Peddler-Td like to show my stock
Of laces, ribbons and
Domestic ic-Don't want none o "
kuck.
P-I did not expect to cell to you.
aadam;s you have plenty of time for
ihepping; the one I wish to see Is the
htdlen lady.
D--Ctme In. I'll LUX at 'enl It'd
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05

See that yoRr Iich.ts read over the
Mississippi 8'Ienressce Rajlroad
ASK agents for it.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05
Sentiment W. Business.

Yoaxg Mani can not understand. .
aE why you permit your daughter "a
no mo fsr breach Of promise You
'emembsr that you were bitterly op.
possd 70 sur engagement because !
ssaan't !. COED enough for her and would
usefAoe ths fanily.
Old Man Yonng man. that VA
'atMsAt; this io baelnesA IN + Sem
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05
Up for swindIing.

Visitor Ito convicl)-What are You
In for. my friendP
Convlct-I got ten years at hard
labor for swindling.
Understanding Is very bad
What labor do you have to dor
Conyict-I'm in the shoe depart.
o,sst. sIr / cut out the pieces OF
nsstSboard which are put bstween the
solea IN y Sun.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05

This train will stop at all flag stations
New Orleans mail north will stop at
Love, Nesbit, Horn Lake and White
haven to put off passengers holding
tickets to these points from stations
south of Sardis Soutbbound this
train will stop at said points when
Gagged by agent to take on passen-
gers south of Sardis.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05
I. c. r. r. TIME TABLE.

A fine new Wilson Sewing Machine
complete with all the latest attach
ments and improvements, for sale
cheap. Come around and give us q
bid. Apply to the junior editor Of
this paper
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05

The mosquito il fortunate cole
leotoH He always dnds you in when
Z. nrcssnte his BILL -l0svsH Cstsssh !.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05

The Kow York Central hes per-
Asansntlx lSeeatieusd " ~ q ~
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17
JOHN r. WILLIAMS, Attorney, 30 Lexing
ton street. Baltimore.
ORDER NISI.

In the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
County.
Sarah E. Waltemeyer and Husband Is.
VIM. S. Ness ct. al.
ORDERED, BY the Circuit Court for
" Anne Arundel county, this eighth
day Of December, A. d.. 1886, that the
within report of sale of the real estate in
these proceedings mentioned, made and
reported BY John f. Williams, the attor-
ney named in the mortgage fled, be rati
fed and confirmed unless cause TO the
contrary thereof be shown, on or before
the
sth Day Of january, 1887.
Provided q copy Of this order be in
serted in some newspaper printed in Anne
Arundel county, once in each Of three
successive weeks, before the eighth day of
January next.
The report states the amount of sales
to be $40. EPRTG0 HAYWOOD,
True Copy, Clerk.
est;-srRI0o HAYWOOD.
d8-3w. Clerk.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17
4 contemporary truthfully Re

4 contemporary truthfully re-
marks that misplaced confidence in
men does much mischief, but
the misplaced switch on q railroad
is a piece Of diabolism, whether BY
design or blunder, for which there
can be no excuse. And the mis-
placed switch is Of the inexplicable
occurrence, for the guilty always
manage to escape it's responsibilities
while the innocent incur it's horrors.
Something special in the way of .
remedy is needed for the misplaced
switch.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

The Wilmington Star recently
said that nearly all the centenarians
are negroes, and that was suspi-
cious, for the negro was not always
certain about his age. The writer
knows one who said that he remem-
bered we'll when Columbus discover
ed America. This leads the Phila-
delphia Ledyer, an undoubtcd obit-
uary authority, to say that of the
ten centenarians who died in Phila-
dclphia in 1886 but one was color
ed person.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

THEY have now two democratic
associations composed of Maryland
ers, in Washington city. Recently
an election was held for president
Of the association, and the anti
German members succeeded in
clecting their candidate. The adj
mirers of Mr.. German left and
organized another association with
Mr.. Chas. G. Lancaster Of Charles
county as president, and member
ship of ITO, who believe in "Jeffer-
son, jackson, T'ilden and German
democracy" Well, that is a pretty
good democracy to believe in and we
wish the new association abundant
success.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

THs Prohibition party Of New
Jersey is organizing q stock COM
pany to publish q number Of news
papers. This company will have its
headquarters in Newark, where .
publishing house viii be maintained.
The company viii publish one paper
each in thirteen counties. a corps
of temperance writer's will furnish
editorial articles for each paper,
and each one viii have local editor
and business manager who will
work under the direction Of the
head officers Of the company. This
j. large undertaking with doubt
fQl utility. One good newspaper
edited with marked care and ability
viii exert more influence than
dozen milk and water, trashy ones.
Take FOR example the Baltimore
San. That paper exercises more
influence over the people 0f Mary
land than al She weekly papers
Published ii tho State.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

IT seems that the bill before Con-
gress to give Mrs. Logan pension
of 81, year, will not become a
law. It requires the unanimous
consent to take the bill up, and
Representatives Bragg and Matison,
will not yield their assent in the
House, nor will Senator Morrison
consent in the Senate. The Presi-
dent, it is said, is anxious that the
bill shall not pass, as he would feel
constrained to veto it to prevent 3
precedent which would open the
door to a raid upon the Treasury
from the widows of those officers
who died in civil life from natural
causes.
The fund provided by the friends
and admirers of the late Gen.
Logan, we are glad to know, will
enable his widow to live in comfort,
independent of any pension.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

VIC are indebted to Hon. A. p.
German for copy Of the proceed
ings of the u. s. Senate on the
propositions to celebrate the Tooth
anniversary Of the Constitution Of
the United States; the 400th ami
versary of the discovery of America
by Columbus, and Permanent
Exposition of the Three Americas.
The Memorial was referred to the
select committee on the cente nnial
of the Constitution of the United
States. The memorial is numerously
signed by prominent citizens in all
the States and Territories. Among
the signers in this State We observe
the name of Henry NJ. Murray, Of
this county, Master State Grange.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17
,rnr memorial tablc Of the lat,

The memorial table of the late
DR.. G. ii. Amber, of Baltimore,
who was anative of Fauquier county
Va. and who lost his life in the De
Long expedition to the North Pole,
d now on exhibition in New York.
Ii il of bronze, four feet long, and
three feet wide.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

THERE are thousands of crows
passing over the city in the early
morn and returning to their roost-
ing place before dark. A CORES
pondent desires to know If they
cannot be utifxedfer fooaf Hardly.
Few people care about "eating
crow"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17
QuizziSm, and its Kew.

contains the explanation OF the origin
OF 2 thousand-and-one common savirgs
and familiar quotations.. It Ii filed 70
lepit ton with interesting matter in
history, Literature, Geography, Science
Edition. s--sA.
Price. e1o0
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

The Central Labor Union and
Trades Assembly have endorsed a
petition to Congress for the passage
Of an act prohibiting the employ
ment of soldiers in competition
with citizens. What next!
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

THE democratic press is anxiously
enouring who will be their leader IN
the great battle of 1855. II the
present quarrels are kept up by the
rank and file Of the party in the
different States, the democracy will
need no leader in 1888.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

MAYOR Hodges of Baltimore,
slipped upon the ice in front Of his
dwelling OH Saturday, and broke
his right arm. The accident at this
time was peculiarly unfortunatcg as
His Homer was busy upon his annual
message.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

GEN. Hazen, chief signal officer,
died quite suddenly in Washington
Yesterday evening. lie had suffered
some years with diabetes, but had
recently improved in health, and
hopes of ultimate recovery was en-
tertained by his friends.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

Bon BURNETT, the humorist, says
he is q woman suffragist, because q
woman has more good, hard common
sense than q man. You don't catch
1 woman paying II. so for an article
that she knows she can get for IS
cents BY shopping around and bul-
doing the clerks. Not she.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

1r Is rumored that an effort viii
81 made to induce Governor Lloyd
10 call an extra session of the
Legislature to provide for the main
tenance of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal and to prevent foreclosure Of
repair bonds mortgage now that de-
fault in the payment of the next
installment Of the interest on those
bonds is probable unless something
Is done.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

Tx successor Of Gen. Logan in
the United States Senate, the Hon.
Charles B. Farwell, must be q man
of very original ideas. For instance.
il n account published By the
later Ocean Of reception given ut
his house to introduce his daughter,
Hiss Grace Farwell, to Chicago
society, we ind this statement;
1.-THE grand natural-wood stair
case. from It's initiative It the resti-
bule to iks finish near the entrance
ID tho ballroom, on the third story,
Nas decorated 81 both sides with
kestoons Ct eyergreens
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17
NOTICE

TINE business heretofore conducted by
4 G.. FELDMEYER, on Carroll stteet,
will hereafter be carried on by
w. III. Fe1dmeyer,
who will be pleased to see all former pat
rons, as well as new ones. Guaranteeing
FIRST CLASS WORK,
in every undertaking or no charge.
DAYTONS, WAGONS, CARTS, CUT
TIERS, &c, built to order.
Blacksmithing IN General,
Horseshoeing III Particular.
~ Prices to suit the times.
i4-tfl w. III. FELDMEYER.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

The close calculators estimate
that all Of $49l, 900, 900 were re-
presented at the great Robert Gar
rctt ball in Baltimore on Tuesday
night. 80 sa@ y
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

As manual ct curious and Interest
ing Information, this book has no equal.
publication. =
Price. 81 al
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17
THE PLACE TO BUY GROCERIES,
Holiday Gifts.

II you think Of aking present of a
book to your wife or sweetheart. lover
or friend, you will not find ANYTHING
more instructive and amusing than the
two books:
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17

THEY are shipping pig iron from
Alabama to New York, instead OF
cotton.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-17
ROBT. E. STRANGE,
Painter and Paper Hanga
No. So Prince George st.
ANNAPOLIS, ND.

7 PARTICULAR attention given % (
j per Hanging, Painting, Grainlug,
In ali It's branches. Orders from thee@
try solicited and promptly attended, 70 \.
r. III cork OSEarHntsed to 0tOe sGtas0o.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-03
SINGLE ONCE MORE.
The Rcmedy for n Young Girl Who Was
Married In Fun.

The Remedy for n Young Girl Who Was
Married In Fun.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Nov. Ia great
social sensation was recently created
here, and in other cities where the lady
In the case is well known, by the mar.
rIage In fun of Miss Clara Foster,
daughter of Millionaire Foster, of Fair
child, this county, to Edward Foss, sta
ton agent at Fairchild. Interest is adj
ded to the case by the fact that the charm
ing young lady has a twin sister who SO
closely resembles her that many are nm
able to tell the W. apart, n the sister
who la nothing to do with the escapsde
has experienced as much annoyance as
Miss Clara, who did not leave her room
for several days after the affair, while
Mr.. Foss was at times quite uncertain
which girl he had married.
1t was at first supposed by the dis
tracted bride that the only way to escape
was to be finally divorced. The matter
has been finally settled after much worry,
the rumor that Mr.. Foss was demanding
$500, 600 from the young lady's father as
u condition of release being quite I'M
founded, as Mr.. Foss is too much of n
gentleman. A plan was devised in a con-
sultatian of the village wiseacres and
lawyers, with assistant counsel
from Augusta and Eau Claire. 1t was
concluded that q divorce was not neces-
sary, but the parties must go on record
as having engaged in the marriage cere-
mony without any serious intent, and
merely as a jest. Accordingly bride,
groom and justice of the peace made SOL
emn affidav,ts to thar effect, and the
bride and groom Exchanged receipts
as 1t were.
OF course, the remedy may tbe legally
weak. and it was probably devised by
The lawyers simply to qniet agitation.
They acted rather as physicians than as
lawyers. At any rate the matter is con
sidered as settled in this way, and the
m~illionaire's lovely daughter smiles
through her tears of yexation and grief.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-03
INTERSTATE

Railroads Must stop the Rate-Scaling
on Special Glass Tickets.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2,-.The Interstate
committee has dismissed the
complaint in the case of r, +. Allen &
Co., of Frankfort, ind, against the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
rsilroad, for violating the fourth section
of the law, by charging more for a short
haul than u long haul OIL grain. The
facts brought out in the evidence, the
commission says, SNOW no violation by
defendants of the long and short haul
clause of the law. The conclusion
reached is that the complaint is not sus-
tanned
In the case of w. A.. Smith against the
Northern Pacific road, for selling Tex
plurers' y tickets at u lower rate than is
charged the general public, a decision
has been rendered against the railroad
company. The commission in this case
decided that the interstate commerce
laws do not permit the sale of tickets to
any class of people at rates different from
those established for the general public,
and nave notified the railroads to desist
from selling special class tickets at rates
less than the regular rate charged to the
general public.